Editing Tone Loc (section)

=== 1989–1991: mainstream success ===
Tone Lōc's debut album, ''[[Lōc-ed After Dark]]'', was released in January 1989. The video for the first single, "[[Wild Thing (Tone Lōc song)|Wild Thing]]," became a staple on [[MTV]] in the US. The song rose to No. 2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and the top twenty in Australia. The second single, "[[Funky Cold Medina]]," also became a hit. It reached the top 5 in the US, peaking at No. 3; the top ten in Australia; and the top twenty in the UK.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 561}}</ref>

''Lōc-ed After Dark'' reached No. 1 in the US. Since its release, it has been certified 2× platinum there.

Tone Lōc's second album ''[[Cool Hand Lōc]]'' was released in November 1991. The album's first single was "[[All Through the Night (Tone Lōc song)|All Through the Night]]", which found moderate success, reaching No. 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #16 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] chart. It received frequent airplay on MTV and [[BET]]. He also contributed "If I'm Gonna Eat Somebody" for [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]'s ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest|FernGully]]''.